Sources of Inspiration: Roleplaying Games
This month, my husband and I make our yearly visit to DunDraCon. It’s one of the biggest gaming conventions in the United States. You can find all kinds of games … Read more
Kari Trenten
Sources of Inspiration: The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
One of my favorite sources of inspiration is research on old legends, tales, or classic stories. I’ve always loved ‘The Nutcracker’. As a child, I went to see a … Read more
Sources of Inspiration: Keeping the Creativity Flowing
I’ve written this way in advance, because November is going to be absolutely mad. Right now, I should be right in the middle of the madness. :) Anyone else involved … Read more
Sources of Inspiration: Discovering Magic
People have always told me to write about what I know. I wanted to write stories about magic, but magic didn’t exist. Not for me. What seemed supernatural was usually … Read more
Sources of Inspiration: The Three Davids
I saw three statues of the same David in Florence last June. One was the original in the Accademia in Florence, done by Michelangelo. You may recognize him. He’s quite … Read more
Sources of Inspiration: Caravaggio’s ‘John the Baptist’
I just got a real treat last month. I went to Rome and saw my favorite Caravaggio painting in person; ‘John the Baptist’. This playful, ethereal boy is so different … Read more
Sources of Inspiration: ‘Frankenstein’
“But I have one want I have never been able to satisfy; and the absence of the object which I now feel as a most severe evil. I have no … Read more